BORIS JOHNSON has rallied against MPs’ orders to publish private messages on shutting down Parliament, just hours after a court ruled the shutdown illegal.

The Prime Minister branded the Commons’ demands as “unprecedented, inappropriate and disproportionate”, according to The Times. Mr Johnson added that MPs were to blame for the “real failure of democracy” as the result of the EU referendum in 2016 had not been honoured.

However, opposition MPs have said it is just a ruse to stop Parliament from preventing a no deal Brexit.

The MPs demanded last week that all private memos regarding the decision to prorogue Parliament be handed over.

Former Tory MP Dominic Grieve said that he deplored the refusal to hand over the emails, texts and WhatsApp messages from Mr Johnson’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings and his eight other advisers.

Former Justice Secretary David Gauke said: “Their failure to comply with the motion will further fuel suspicions that there are documents that contradict the Government’s claim that its prorogation had nothing to do with Brexit”.

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Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller, who failed to stop Parliament suspension in an English court, said the refusal “speaks volumes about what they are attempting to hide from the courts and the public”.

The High Court in London had said that prorogation was not a matter for judges.

The Supreme Court will make a final decision on Monday.

Former Justice Secretary David Gauke said their failure to comply fuels suspicions (Image: GETTY)

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Operation Yellowhammer documents have now been published but the other communications are yet to be shared.

Operation Yellowhammer documents have now been published and the PDF report includes 20 items, one of which has been redacted.

The government says item 15 has been redacted “on the grounds of commercial sensitivity” but it will allow Privy Counsellors (a select group of senior MPs) to read it in private.